FAMILY FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN AT THE BRICKHOUSE; KIDS EAT FREE ALL DAY!
Tuesday, October 1st, 2023
Brickhouse Cafe
426 Brannan Street (between 3rd and 4th Streets)
Manager’s Messages
LIL ONES HALLOWEEN EVENT, OCTOBER 25TH, 3PM - 6PM AT MISSSION BAY COMMONS
HALLOWEEN w/SFPD-UCPD-CHP & McGruff the Crime Dog and CHIPPER
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023, 3 PM to 6 PM
Limited while supplies last.
For 13 yo and younger, stop by for pumpkin and candy.
Outside event, bring the family!
450 Mission Bay Boulevard South, Mission bay Commons
23 FUN & FRIGHTFUL HALLOWEEN 2023 EVENTS TO CATCH AROUND THE BAY AREA
Here are all the Halloween events in the San Francisco Bay Area where you can get your fill of tricks and treats.
Happy Halloween, San Francisco! How are everyone’s Barbie costumes coming along?
We’re thrilled to bring you an epic round of activities to make this your best Halloween yet in the Bay Area. There’s something for everyone here, whether you’re looking for a party, a haunted house, kids’ activities, or a little of everything. Read on to get inspired.
Check out the link below for Halloween-related events and activities around the Bay Area.
Close to home, check out #4 (Ferry Building), #7 (Crane Cove Park), #9 (Chase’s Thrive City), #10 (the Exploratorium), #11 (Salesforce Park), and #23 (The Crossing at East Cut).
SPARK: LET'S GET PAWSITIVELY SPOOKY THIS HOWL-O-WEEN 👻 / SUNDAY OCTOBER 15th
For more information, please click the link below:
https://sparksocialsf.com/reservations
SAN FRANCISCO FLEET WEEK: OCTOBER 2ND THROUGH THE 10TH
TENTATIVE 2023 Schedule of events
Wednesday, OCTOBER 4TH
- Ship Tours – 10am to 4pm – Pier 30/32 + Pier 35
Thursday, OCTOBER 5TH
- Ship Tours – 10am to 4pm – Pier 30/32 + Pier 35
- Air Show Practice – Typically in the afternoon you’ll hear the Blue Angels buzzing downtown doing practice runs
- Honor Our Fallen Concert – 6pm at Herbst Theater w/ U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Division Band – FREE but tix required
Friday, OCTOBER 6TH
- 2023 Air Show – Typically Noon to 4pm on the northern waterfront (Blue Angels usually 3-4p)
- Parade of Ships– 11a-Noon – watch the fleet enter the Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge
- Humanitarian Assistance Village – 10am on Marina Green
- STEM Center – 10am on Marina Green
- No Ship Tours on Friday
Saturday, OCTOBER 7TH
- 2023 Air Show – Typically Noon to 4pm on the northern waterfront (Blue Angels usually 3-4p)
- Humanitarian Assistance Village – 10am on Marina Green
- STEM Center – 10am on Marina Green
- K9 Heroes – 10am to 2pm at Duboce Park – Watch K9 demos including search and rescue and detection
- Ship Tours – 10am to 4pm – Pier 30/32 + Pier 35
Sunday, OCTOBER 8TH
- 2023 Air Show – Typically Noon to 4pm on the northern waterfront (Blue Angels usually 3-4p)
- Humanitarian Assistance Village – 10am on Marina Green
- STEM Center – 10am on Marina Green
- Ship Tours – 10am to 4pm – Pier 30/32 + Pier 35
Monday, OCTOBER 9TH
- Ship Tours – 9am to 2pm – Pier 30/32 + Pier 35
For more information, please click the link below:
WE’RE EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THE CASTRO, ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 1, FOR THE 49TH ANNUAL CASTRO STREET FAIR.
The 49th Castro Street Fair will have even an even larger footprint than 2022 with multiple entertainment stages!
The 49th Castro Street Fair will take place on Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 11am to 6pm at Castro and Market Streets.
The Fair has been celebrating the Castro District and all of San Francisco since its founding by Harvey Milk in 1974. We have also been able to give back more than $1.5M to our beneficiaries through the years.
The Castro Street Fair is a smoke-free event.
49th Annual Castro Street Fair
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | 11a-6p
Castro & Market Street, San Francisco
Free but suggested donation: $10 to $20
Proceeds from donations received will be shared with our beneficiaries. We are also proud to support the Castro Merchants Association in the purchase and maintenance of the world-famous Rainbow Flag which flies in Harvey Milk Plaza. Since 1998, the Castro Street Fair is proud to have given over $1.6 million back to the community beneficiaries. This is only made possible through your generous donations. Make your entry gate donation here before the Fair.
For more information, please click the link below:
ALL DAY MUSIC IN NORTH BEACH - LIVE MUSIC CELEBRATION, SATURDAY, 9/23/23
Saturday, September 23 | 10am – 11:30p
Venues throughout North Beach
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All Day Music In North Beach – Live Music Celebration
Saturday, September 23 | 10am – 11:30pm
Venues throughout North Beach
Celebrating San Francisco, the culture of its North Beach neighborhood, and most of all — LIVE music! The mix of music brings together seasoned pros with decades of performing chops and some Bay Area up-and-coming innovators and genre-remakers. Throw in some sweet reggae, jazz from three directions, excellent rock cover bands, lion and dragon dancing and it’s an all-ages treat sprinkled from Jackson to Chestnut Streets. An hour of sound bath at Glow Yoga is available for those who are ready to deeply chill or maybe just tune up their ears before heading out for the rest of the shows.
Our headliner — Goodnight, Texas — will be here in the midst of their U.S. tour. Our shindig is their stop between a massive fest in Redondo Beach the night before (opening for Jack Johnson), and their show at the Austin City Limits fest in October.
Tickets are on sale now at universe.com/alldaymusic. Ages 12+ are $45. Ages up to 11 are free. Ticket holders will redeem their tickets for wristbands at Club Fugazi (678 Green Street) to get into all the indoor All Day venues on September 23rd, 2023.
Musicians will be performing from morning until night at cafes, clubs and other spots all through North Beach. Many styles of music and performance are included… chances are you’ll find many to enjoy! Also you’ll enjoy the venues, some of the best listening rooms, clubs, and bars for live music in Northern California; The Lost Church, Lyon & Swan (supper club), Club Fugazi, The Savoy Tivoli, Piazza Pellegrini (also renowned for its Italian food), Libreria Pino (also renowned for its selection of Italian books), and Vesuvio Cafe (across Kerouac Alley from City Lights Bookstore — two neighboring North Beach icons).
Visit the All Day Music website and Instagram to for more info.
Ticket pricing:
- Ages 12+ = $45.00 for all-day admission to the indoor venues of the festival with wristband
- Up to Age 11 = Free admission to the indoor venues of the festival with wristband
- Purchases of three $45 tickets have the bundle option to save 11% ($5 off each of the three tickets)
- Three outdoor performances are free to all (10am Club Fugazi, 1pm Vesuvio, 4pm Club Fugazi)
Any Questions? Email alldaymusic2023@gmail.com
Also, please click the link below for more information:
44th ANNUAL HAIGHT-ASHBURY STREET FAIR-SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 11:00 AM- 5:30 PM
Music & Performer Schedule
Stanyan Street Stage – Hosted by Local Folks Comedy:
- Barry Melton 11:00 am – 11:35
- Tony Saunders & Scott Guberman 11:45 – 12:25
- Eddy Jennings Lunch Club – 12:40 – 1:25
- featuring members of MCM & the Monster, Jackson Saints, Crucifix, Vain & Lennon Studios
- DJ Shortkut & DJ Qbert from ISP – 1:35 – 2:30
- Puro Bandidos – 2:35 – 3:35
- Talib Kweli – DJ Set – 3:40 – 5:10
Masonic Street Stage – Hosted by Local Folks Comedy:
- Swami 3 – 11:05 – 11:40
- DJ Mind Motion – 12:00 – 1:30
- DJ Mind Motion with Special guests – 1:30 – 2:00
- Huney Knuckles ft. Fred Ross 2:00 – 4:00
- DJ Shahid Buttar & Love on Haight Fashion Show 2:50 – 3:10
- Union Jack & the Rippers – 4:10 – 4:50
- Sven & Masterful Orchestra – 5:00 – 5:35
For more information, please click the following link:
https://www.haightashburystreetfair.org/abouthasf
SF’s “FLOWER PIANO” FESTIVAL IS BACK SEPTEMBER 8-12
Golden Gate Park’s Botanical Garden turns into an alfresco concert hall again for 2023 with a new “Flower Piano Lounge” intimate experience.
Flower Piano is back! Find the 12 hidden pianos in SF’s Botanical Garden!
Flower Piano returns to the SF Botanical Garden, September 8-12, 2023 with one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Botanical Garden is once again is transformed into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen.
Flower Piano is a musical event and attraction that provides open access to music and pianos within the natural, outdoor environment of San Francisco Botanical Garden.
Participants are invited to explore the Garden’s global living plant collections as they seek out the 12 pianos spread out across the 55-acre living museum. At each of the pianos, there will be scheduled professional performances, open play time for participants, and community partner performances – reflecting a range of genres, ages, and cultures
Flower Piano 2023
September 8-12, 2023 | 10am to 6pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden
1199 9th Ave., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Free for SF Residents with valid ID
For Non-Residents: $13 Adults ($15 Weekends), $7 Youth & Seniors (Ages 12-17 and 65+), $3 Children (Ages 5-11), Free for Toddlers (Ages 4 and under)
Advanced tickets recommended (even for SF Residents)
- Flower Piano is free with general admission to the Botanical Garden
- Free-$28 Gardens of Golden Gate Park passes
Visit the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, and San Francisco Botanical Garden with one, multi-garden ticket! - Flower Piano Lounge tickets are $40 general, $32 for Gardens of Golden Gate Park Members
- All Access Flower Piano Lounge tickets are also available for $130 general, $110 for Members
Advanced tickets are recommended for all Garden visitors including members as well as residents. There will be expedited entry for members and advanced ticket holders on weekends and holidays. Onsite ticket purchases are also available.
All visitors receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) are offered free general admission. Free admission for up to four people may be redeemed by presenting a valid EBT card upon entry. Full-priced admission to special exhibitions, events, and programs still applies. More info
Flower Piano Events Schedule 2023
Flower Piano Opening Night Special Event
Thursday, September 7, 2023 | 6pm – 8pm
Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden
Pablo Estigarribia
Latin Grammy winner tango pianist, arranger, and composer
With Sumi Lee Quartet, opening
Buy $40 Special Opening Night Ticket
Friday, September 8
- 10am – 12pm, Garden of Fragrance | Noe’s Garden
Interactive music to engage babies, young children, and grown-ups alike. - 11am – 1pm, Zellerbach | Ensemble SF
Classical piano quartet featuring Mozart and Johannes Brahms.
Lunchtime Concert
- 12pm -1pm, Great Meadow | Tom Jonesing
Rock and Pop Renovations, Remodeling, and Demolition - 1pm – 2pm, Great Meadow | David Möschler Trio
Tribute to the Vince Guaraldi Trio - 2pm – 5pm, Conifer Lawn | Beat Corner
Avante Garden Music and Poetry
Bay Area Poets hosted by Agneta Falk
Music by Mauro, Dean, Antony, and others. - 2pm – 3pm, Garden of Fragrance | Paul Caccamo
The Broken Branches of Gonzo’s Starry Dream - 3pm – 4pm, Garden of Fragrance | Kymry Esainko
Melancholy Moods to Soothe the Savage Skeptic - 3pm – 4pm, Great Meadow | SFJazz High School All Stars
Bay Area high school age musicians play popular jazz pieces - 4pm – 5pm, Redwood Grove | Classical Revolution Trio
Classical Revolution Presents Beethoven and Piazzolla - 4pm – 5:30pm, Great Meadow | Flower Piano Kick Off Sing-ALong with Community Music Center featuring Rita Lackey: R&B, soul, and Motown favorites
- 5pm – 6pm, Redwood Grove | Jill Tracy
Mystical, Elegant, Dark, Cinematic, Haunting Sonic Spells - 5pm – 6pm, Garden of Fragrance | Sixth Station Trio
Studio Ghibli tribute featuring works by composers, Joe Hisaishi, Yuji Nomi, and Satoshi Takebe - 4pm – 8pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 6pm – 8pm | Alex Conde
Jazz flamenco virtuoso pianist plays Albeniz, Monk, Powell and Originals
Saturday, September 9
- 11am – 1:00 pm Library Terrace (starting point) | Rabbit Hole Theater Magical Scavenger Hunt
Find magical characters during a family-friendly scavenger hunt through the Garden - 10am – 2pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 12pm – 1:30pm | Van-Anh Nguyen
Classical Reimagined and House Music Unplugged - 12pm – 1pm, All Pianos | Piano Extravaganza, Part One
- Great Meadow |John Brothers Piano Company
All Original Music from Oakland - Ancient Plant Garden | Joshua Raoul Brody
Beatles Karaoke - Rhododendron Garden | Pedro Pastrana & Oskar Ly
Ecstatic Interpretations from the American/Carribean Songbook - Garden of Fragrance | Duo Piano Program, 12pm – 3pm
- 12pm – 1pm, Two Americans in Paris | Bolcom, Milhaud, and Gershwin
- 1pm – 2pm, Cahill, Myers Piano Duo | Works by Grant Still, Tailleferre, Sierra, and Cage
- New Zealand Garden | Joe Mag
Entertainer from Martuni’s, SF : Pop, Show Tunes, and Sing-a-longs - South Africa Garden | Eric Shifrin
Smooth and Bouncy to Rough and Funky - California Native Plant Garden | Anne Sajdera
Soulful, Groove-based Jazz Standards and Originals - Redwood Grove | Caroluna with Ian Scarfe
Sublime Opera Arias and Art Songs - Conifer Lawn | Hadley McCarroll
Diversions & Divergences: Musical Landscapes from Chopin to Carter - Moon Viewing Garden | TonaLaura Jazz Duo
Sparkling Mix of Jazz, Brazilian, & Original Music - Zellerbach Garden | Earth, Wind, and Flowers
Chamber Music of Various Styles!
- Great Meadow |John Brothers Piano Company
- 2pm – 3pm, All Pianos | Piano Extravaganza, Part Two
- Great Meadow | Alon Nechushtan Trio
From East to the West in Jazz - Ancient Plant Garden | Tango Brumoso
Traditional and Contemporary Tango Music - Rhododendron Garden | Craig Garfinkel
Radiohead Sing-a-long - Ancient Plant Garden | Duo Piano Program, 2pm – 3pm
Susie Fong & Abbygayle Baker | Works by Ravel, Chaminade, Falls, & Sakamoto - New Zealand Garden | Saki Minamimoto, vocal, Omree Gal Oz, piano
Poetic Vocal Jazz with Effortless Delivery - South Africa Garden | Dawn Oberg
Songs of Love, Plant Life, and Current Events - California Native Plant Garden | Sandra Simich
Classical Piano - Redwood Grove | Tin Yi Chelsea Wong
Chains, Alchemy, and Liberation (Crumb, Beethoven) - Conifer Lawn | Ian Scarfe
Classical Masterpieces Inspired by the Natural World - Moon Viewing Garden | Eric Chase
Beethoven’s Late Piano Sonatas: Poetry Without Words - Zellerbach Garden | Esther Aeschbach
Scarlatti, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy
- Great Meadow | Alon Nechushtan Trio
- 3pm – 4pm, Zellerbach Garden | San Francisco Opera Pianists
SF Opera pianists perform works from the classical music and operatic repertoires. - 4pm – 6pm, Fountain Plaza | Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra
- Viktor Ullman Piano Concerto
Featured Piano Soloist Allison Lovejoy - Friedrich Chopin, Piano Concerto No 1
Featured Piano Soloist Elektra Schmidt - Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
Featured Piano Soloist Kymry Esainko
- Viktor Ullman Piano Concerto
- 4pm – 6pm, Conifer Lawn | SF Symphony Musicians
SF Symphony musicians performing chamber music - 4pm – 8pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 5pm – 6 pm | Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Eight Piece Band : Swing, Blues, and New Orleans Music!
Sunday, September 10
- 10am – 2pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 12pm – 1:30pm | The Orange Sunshine
Orange Sunshine Plays Milton Nacimento - 11am – 1pm, Garden of Fragrance | Duo Piano Program
- 11am – 12pm, St. Larsen Duo | Meredith Monk, Maurice Ravel, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Benjamin Gribble
- 12pm – 1pm, Aristo Duo, Chia-Lin Yang & Vivian Ying Chen | Classical for Two Pianos
- 11am – 6pm, Zellerbach Gardens, Featured Artists
- 11 am – 12pm, Van Anh – Nguyen | Ryuichi Sakamoto and Friends
- 12pm – 1pm, Tammy Hall | A Tribute to Burt Bacharach
- 1pm – 2pm, Kennedy Realnes | Avant Garde, Soundscape, Jazz, Ambient, Impressionistic
- 2pm – 3pm, Maria Parker’s Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble | Improvisational Flights and Modal Jazz Journeys
- 3pm – 4pm, Allison Lovejoy | Allison Lovejoy Plays Liszt, Ravel, Gershwin, Boulanger, and Still
- 4pm – 5pm, Kev Choice Trio | Hip-Hop Rooted Jazz & Classical Pianist
- 5pm – 6pm, Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert | Swing, Blues, and New Orleans Music!
- 11am – 6pm, Great Meadow, Featured Artists
- 11am – 12pm, EnSPirits | Alternative R&B/Contemporary Jazz
- 12pm – 1pm, Kash Killion and Killion’s Trillions | A Tribute to Sun Ra
- 1pm – 2pm, C and C Duo | C and C Performs Soulful Piano & Vocal Duet
- 2pm – 3pm, Kevin Gerzevitz | Kevin Gerzevitz Trio Tribute to Burt Bacharach
- 3pm – 4pm, The Cottontails | Vintage Swing, Jazz/R&B
- 4pm – 5pm, Mr Lucky & the Cocktail Party | That’s Entertainment!
- 5pm – 6pm, Musica Cubana Quintet | Musica Cubana
- 1pm – 3pm, Redwood Grove | Little Mission Studio
Music from classical and contemporary composers for a family friendly performance. - 4pm – 5pm, Ancient Plant Garden| San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College
Youth 18 and under performing a range of modern and contemporary pieces.
Monday, September 11
- 11am – 12pm, Redwood Grove | Penelope Keep & Special Guests
Classical/Jazz Fusion: Bach, Beethoven, Bonds, & Blues - 12am – 1pm, Redwood Grove | Irina Omelchenko
Classical, Rock and Roll, and Boogie Boogie - 12pm -1pm, Garden of Fragrance | Danny Sullivan
A Bacharach Bacchanal Potpourri of Pianistic Panoramas - 1pm – 2pm, Conifer Lawn | SF Jazz HS All Stars
A pre-professional training program for current Bay Area high school age jazz musicians. - 1pm – 2pm, Garden of Fragrance | Marisa Winter, vocal & Elektra Schmidt, piano
Arias and Irreverent Stories - 3pm – 6pm, Conifer Lawn | Beat Corner, Avante Garden Music and Poetry
Bay Area Poets hosted by Jessica Loos
Music by Mauro, Dean, Antony, and others.
Afternoon Concert
- 3pm – 4pm, Great Meadow | The Bernal Hill Players
Vibrant Music by Latin American Composers - 4pm – 5pm, Great Meadow | Betty Roi Trio
Authentic Parisien Chanteuse Sings Jazz and Cabaret - 5pm – 6pm, Great Meadow | Charged Particles
Original Funky Latin Jazz with a Spark! - 6pm – 7pm, Conifer Lawn | Free Key Choir
80 Voice Contemporary Choir from Oakland
Tuesday, September 12
- 12pm – 1pm, Zellerbach Garden | Mauro ffortissimo
Interpretations of Bach, Brahms, Schubert, Piazzolla and Villa Lobos - 1pm – 2pm, Zellerbach Garden | Elektra Schmidt & Lewis Patzner
Duos by Greek, French, Spanish, and Argentinian Composers
Lunchtime Concert
- 12pm -1pm, Great Meadow | Rob Reich Trio
Crystalline Melodic Discoveries and Improvisational Flights - 1pm – 2pm, Great Meadow | Steve Abrams Trio
Hard Bop, Latin Jazz, Salsa, and Swing - 2pm – 3pm, Celebration Garden | Caroline Dahl
Boogie Woogie Piano: Blended and Bunkum-Free - 2pm – 3pm, Conifer Lawn | Martin Luther McCoy
Martin Luther presents his distinct blend of jazz funk fusion accompanied by Robin Hodge Williams - 3pm to 4pm, Celebration Garden | Kitten on the Keys
Unexpected Covers, Cabaret Originals, Nostalgic Flapper Rock - 3pm – 4pm, Garden of Fragrance | Jaron Lanier & Colin Farish
Entangled Synchronicity While Surfing in a Global Musical Flux - 4pm – 5pm, Garden of Fragrance | Colin Farish
Tribute to Keith Jarrett with Spontaneous Compositions - 4pm – 5pm, Celebration Garden | Antony Ty
Songs from a Different Kind of Tension
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Flower Piano Lounge Sessions at Celebration Garden
Lounge sessions are offered from 10am-2pm and 4-8pm. Sessions are in four-hour increments. Patrons will be asked to exit at the end of each lounge session. Featured artists will give an approximate 90-minute musical set.
BUY $40 SPECIAL LOUNGE SESSIONS TICKET / $130 ALL ACCESS PASS
During Flower Piano 2023 the Celebration Garden will be transformed into an intimate new experience called the Flower Piano Lounge. In the Lounge you will enjoy private concerts with access to full service bar offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages & food makers from our partners at Off The Grid, lounge furniture, and exclusive bathrooms. Enjoy expedited entry into the event and in-and-out privileges between the Lounge and rest of the Garden for Flower Piano. The Lounge has limited capacity. Reserve your tickets today!
About Sunset Piano
Mauro ffortissimo and Dean Mermell together launched Sunset Piano in 2013 when ffortissimo covertly rolled an old grand piano onto the bluffs over Half Moon Bay. As word spread through social media, the crowds grew way beyond the occasional dog walker. Thousands came to hear the music before the county ordered the piano removed. Since then, Sunset Piano has expanded this impromptu musical and social experiment, temporarily placing pianos in a wide variety of unexpected natural and urban settings around the Bay Area every year, from the top of Montara Mountain to Market Street. Flower Piano, a collaboration with San Francisco Botanical Garden, is Sunset Piano’s largest and most ambitious undertaking. Mermell’s documentary about Sunset Piano is entitled Twelve Pianos.
For more information, please click the link below:
https://www.sfbg.org/flowerpiano
CALL 911 OR 311? SAN FRANCISCO OFFICIALS EXPLAIN HOW TO CALL FOR HELP
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Some San Francisco residents are feeling fed up with a perceived lack of response from police and paramedics for handling street safety incidents.
In response to frustrations expressed from residents and merchants, the city is launching a new education campaign to help the public know who to call, and who will be dispatched to the scene for a behavioral health crisis.
For many incidents, even if you call 911, police officers will not respond. Instead, the city’s specialized street response teams will respond to help the person in crisis.Mayor: ‘Homeless coalition has held SF hostage for a decade’
The Coordinated Street Response Program is “focused on helping the public understand what to do when they see someone experiencing a behavioral health crisis on the street. We want people to know what to do, who to call, and how our specialized street response teams work together to meet the needs of the person in crisis,” officials with the Department of Emergency Management wrote.
Call 911 for police, fire, and other emergencies, including:
- Crime
- Fire
- Drug Overdose
- Medical emergency
- Mental health crises
Calling 911 puts you in contact with a dispatcher who will send the “most appropriate response team” for each situation, the Department of Emergency Management wrote.
911 dispatchers will likely ask you: Where is the emergency? What is happening? Who is involved? Is anyone hurt?
San Francisco’s street response teams are designed to reduce the need for police during a mental health crisis or drug use crises, city officials said.
Call 311 for city services and non-emergencies, including:
- Support for homeless people
- Mobility and sidewalk access issues
- Encampments
- Street or sidewalk cleaning
- Trash debris pickup
- Illegal parking and abandoned vehicles
- Syringes and hazardous waste
- Graffiti and vandalism
You can request services, ask questions, and get information. 311 operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
The 311 call-taker will assess the situation and may issue a service request, provide information, or direct the caller to the right place.
To learn more about the city’s street response teams, 911, and 311, you can go to www.sf.gov/oktocall